What kind of potatoes do you use for salans/curries/etc?
I never gave it much thought but last month I bought a bag of Idaho potatoes–first of all, they took FOREVER to cook…and secondly, they actually tasted kind of sweet..no matter how much mirch was in the salan..
I now realize there’s several kind of potatoes…idaho, brown, russet, sweet, red etc. what do you use?
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I like my Yukon Gold best.
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Idaho or Russet.
I never thought they are sweet or take too long to cook.
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I think this is going be very country specific 
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I use Yukon Gold potatoes for almost everything.
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pink ones are the best
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In the UK, we use baby potatoes.
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Yukon - best...
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baby potatoes for salan etc and i think its white potatoes for tikkis/aaloo paratha fillings etc .. have used others too .. some got mashed up in salan, some were too sweet for the filling - don't remember names though!
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indeed as Potatoes are seasonal and usually harvested, depending on the variety and where in the country they are grown ..
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I find white ones develop a bitter aftertaste easily. Yukon gold retain the rich flavor for longer and complement pretty much any type of cuisine.
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got vivaldi baby potatoes today.. lets see how they turn out...
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Ok so I had to google Yukon potatoes, and it so turns out that's what I am using and always have :)
at the supermarket they had different bags of potatoes and it does tell you on the bag itself what that particular potato would best for so ie. baking, roasting, mashing etc
I go for the ones that says good for everything so it's a versatile spud and it tastes nice in all dishes.
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Baby potatoes for salan
Maris Pipers or King Edwards for roasties/mash/homemade chips